Outside the French embassy in Berlin. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images.

A hand-written sign in French reads: “We suffer with France” among flowers and candles at the gate of Berlin’s French embassy. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images.

No matter where people were in the world, they turned up with flowers and candles to stand in solidarity with France.

Istanbul, Turkey

These types of attacks are meant to disrupt. These types of attacks are meant to provoke the world. In these times, it’s crucial we look at those who refuse to respond out of hatred or vengeance, but instead with a message of love and peace.